My reading is fine. We have a representative republic. My elected leader is doing just as I have requested. Thus, his actions on my behalf are what you refer to as clownish. I am tired of the continuing resolutions followed by the Christmas rush Omnibus budgets.
My Congressman is doing exactly what I and others in his district asked him to do. That is, make changes to the process that Congress has used to avoid passing legitimate budgets and rushing through terrible legislation.
BTW. I don’t want a powerful Speaker. I want my Congressman to be able to add floor amendments to bills rather than having to vote yes/no. This regime doesn’t like that option.
You watch them on TV. That explains everything.
I work in this world, and I know they all have agendas. I know they might shank me in the elevator to advance their careers. And I certainly don’t rely on corporate newstainment to form my opinions. Their request is in line with what I have sought from my Congressman and others for years. Fix the frigging system. Return to a budget process that stops the madness.
Go to the link, and get specifics, not “word salads.”
https://youtu.be/1OpAeBc1FNU (GO TO 7:56)
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You are in a minority of people that think this clown process is a good thing - the rest of us do not like this sort of unnecessary, pointless, grandstanding, and disorder.
While you might imagine they are doing what you want, dollars to donuts they are doing what they want which mightily differs from your wishes - trusting politicians to do the right thing is utter folly.
Without a powerful Speaker, the whole House process falls apart with cats going in every direction and ultimately counterproductive to governance. Forget any negotiations with the Senate, your weak Speaker will get run over repeatedly and at will.